Rotary tool carrier for cutting tools



4 Sheets-SheetA l INVENTOR JA CQ c55" D U2 LER ,Av-ro me y Jan. `22, 1952 .1. DURLER ROTARY TOOL CARRIER FOR CUTTING TOOLS Filed July 2'?, 1949 Jan. 22, 1952 J. DRLER ROTARY Toor. CARRIER FOR CUTTING TooLs 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 27, 1949 JNVE/vrok.'

JACQUES pJLLE/z l By ATTORNEY J. DURLER ROTARY TOOL CARRIER FOR CUTTING TOOLS Jan. 22, 1952 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed July 27, 1949 IN1/Eurem:

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ROTARY TOOL CARRIER FOR CUTTING TOOLS Filed July 27, 1949 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 lNVEJs/fo la: JACQUES @URLs/1 .By

ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 22, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROTARY TOOL CARRIER FOB CUTTING. TOOLS application July 2v, 194e. serial. No. 107,122 In'. Switzerland August. I1, 1948 3 Claims.

, There exist different types of tool carriers for machining, in which a radial movement of advance can be given to the` cutting tool during the rotation ci the spindle in order to effect planing work. In certain types, this movement of advance is eiiected by a hand-operated mechanism; on the other hand, in others it is automatically eiTected by the rotation of the spindle, the latter system being preferable to the rst since it ensures a more uniform progressive advance o the cutting tool.

The disadvantages of the known constructions are those of having too restricted a travel of the cutting tool and of giving merely one. value of the advance per revolution of spindle, thus limit ing very much the possibilities of use; There is often experienced very insufficient rigidity of the tool-carrier unit, entailing chattering of the cutting tool which is more and more pronounced as the latter recedes from the axis of the spindle, which chattering is very prejudicial to the obtainment of a flat surface of good quality.

The present invention, which remedies. these deficiencies, relates to arotary tool-carrier for a cutting tool, with automatic radial advances of the cutting tool, comprising a. body intended to be fixed to the rotary spindle of a machine tool and in which a tool-carrying slider can be displaced. This rotary tool-carrier is characterized by a` main ring which is capable of turning on this body and the inner surface of which, eccentric with respect to the said body, co-operates with friction rollers borne` by two diametrically opposite arms of a central movable frame mounted in the body, this frame carrying at least two pawls acting upon a toothed wheel which is rigid with a controlling member which has, facing the slider hereinbefore mentioned, a conical surface in which is cuta spiral-shaped groove engaging with a rack on this slider in such a manner that, the main ring being immobilised, the rotation of the tool-carrier communicates to the cutting tool an automatic advance movement of a value which is variable according to the number of pawls in mesh with the toothed wheel.

The accompanying drawing shows, by way of example, one form of construction of the object of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a section in elevation, Fig. 2 of which is a detail.

Fig. 3 is a section in elevation along III-III of Fig. l.

Fig. l is a plan section of Fig. 3Q

Fig. 5' is a diagram showing the functioning of a detail.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the whole.

The body of the tool-carrier is constituted by an upper portion I with helving cone 2 and a lower portion 3 rigidly xed to the uppery portion I by screws 4; the cone is xed in the rotary spindie A of a machine tool. The upper portion l comprises at the centre a recess 5 for housing a portion of the mechanism for driving thecutting tool B, and two diametrally opposed grooves 6 and 6" serving to guide the armsV 'I and 1^ of a central movable frame 8.

At the end of the arms 'I and 'I are loosely mounted friction rollers 8 and 9' which roll on the inner surface IIl of a main ring I I surrounding the body and eccentric with respect to this body; these friction rollers impart to the frame 6 an alternate movement of translation when the main ring II does not participate in the rotary movements of the body; The main ring I I is axially supported and radially guided by a train of balls l2 rolling in grooves I3 and I4 provided for this purpose. After mounting the train of balls I2l the annulus I5 is rigidly fixed by screws to the ring Il A worm I6 rigid with the upper portion I en.- gages with a pinion Il loosely mounted on its spindle I8 in a housing I9 of the annulus I5. This pinion has a double cut parallel to its' axis and as a worm (Fig. 2) in order to drive by its rotation a ring 2B with straight internal toothing 2I`. An outer ring 22, concentric with the ring 2i), carries on its periphery a, knurling 23 and a graduation 24 (Fig. 6). Springs 25 housed in internal milled portions of the ring 20 and effect a slight frictions-1 association between the rings 2U and 2'2.

In the lower portion 3` of the body of" the toolcarriel; there is provided from side to side a slideway 21, the axis of which is perpendicular to the axis of the arms i and this slideway serving to guide the tool-carrying slider 28. A shaft 29 inclined atan angle to the axis' of the tool-carrier in the vertical' plane passing through the axis of the slider 28, and turning in a thiinble 3B llxed in the lower portion 3 of the body of the tool-carrier, carries at one end the toothed wheel 3l and at the other end a driving member 32 havinga conical face kfacing the slider 28, a spiral-shaped groove 53 being cut in this face.

Pawls 35, 36, 31 and 38 pivoted in housings 33y and 34 of the central frame 8, the plane of which is perpendicular to the shaft 29. Thrust members' 39, 4I),I 4I and 42, guided in grooves 43, 44, 45 and 46 of the lower portion 3 of the body of the tool-carrier, limit, through the medium of pins 35 to 38', the angular position of the pawls 35 to 38, the beaks 35" to 38 of which, under the action of the springs 51 and 48, tend to engage. in the teeth of the Wheel 3l. The ends 39' to 42 of the thrust members are in contact with a circular cam 49 constituted by the inner surface of the knurled ring 58. The latter is manually adjustable in different angular positions and is kept iixed in each position by an arresting device not represented.

in one of these positions (Fig. 5), the thrust member 39 is found to be oppositeto a notch 5l of the cam 48, which notch it can enter when releasing the pawl 35, which pivots under the tootln'ng of the wheel 3l. Each movement of the frame 8 in the direction of the arrow F will then turn the wheel 3| through an angle B, function of the eccentricity of the sur-face l.

This eccentricity will, in general, be so chosen that each thrust of the pawl, that is to say each revolution of the tool-carrier, turns the wheel 3l by the amount of one tooth. If, for another position of the ring 58, there are two pawls in action, 35 and 36 for example, with the toothed wheel 3l, the latter will turn by the amount of one tooth at each half-revolution of the toolcarrier.

lf, instead of the pawls 35 and 36, it is the opposite pawls 31 and 38, or merely one of the two, that cooperate with the wheel 3|, the ro" tation ofthe latter will be effected in the opposite direction.y

f- The' slider 28 carrying the cutting tool com- Lprises on its upper face a rack 52 in mesh with vthe spiral groove 53 of the driving member 32 which is rigid with the shaft 29 and the Wheel 3 i.

The angle a which the axis 29 forms with the axis of the tool-carrier is chosen in such a man ner that the portion of the toothing 53 of the driving member 32 opposite to that portion which .is in engagement with the rack does not come into contact with the latter.

The automatic advance of the cutting tool per revolution of the spindle will be determined by the pitch of the rack 52 and of the spiral-shaped groove 53, by the number of teeth of the Wheel 'Si and by thenumber of pawls in action. It will be possible, for instance, to choose those elements so that, when working with one single pawl, the advance of the cutting tool per revolution of the spindle may be 0.075 millimetre, while it would be 0.150 millimetro when working with 'two pawls.

On the back of the driving member 32 is provided a toothing 54 engaging with a bevel pinion 65 cut at the end of a shaft 56 and comprising at its vother end a housing 51 for an operating key. The ring 58, which partly hides this housing, comprises on its periphery a notch 58 enabling the operating key to be introduced into the housing 51 in a Well dened angular posi- -tionof the ring 58 with respect to the body of the i tool-carrier. In this position, the cam 43 acts simultaneously on the four thrust members 39 to i2 so as to release the four pawls 35 to 38 from Athe toothed wheel 3l. The latter, liberated from its driving mechanism, then enables the distance from the cutting tool to the axis of rotation -to be quickly adjusted with the operating key. -This distance is reference-marked by a graduation 59 on the side of the slider 28.

When it is desired toutilise the tool-carrier 4 for boring work, the slider 28 is locked in the desired position by a known means, a set screw 68 for example, and the ring Il is allowed to turn with the body of the tool-carrier.

On the other hand, for planning work the setscrew 68 is unlocked. The ring 5i) is adjusted in the position corresponding to the direction and magnitude of the advance desired, and the main v ring H is kept xed manually by a rod (not represented) penetrating into 'the hole 6I. In

order to arrest the main ring l I it is also possi-ble to provide a mechanical device pressing upon a fixed portion, for instance the guide of the spindle.

Fig. 6 shows a device oi this kind comprising a collar 62 fastening on the guide 63 of the spindle and a right-angled arm 64, at the end of which is pivoted a small lever 65, one of the arms of Which engages into a corresponding notch 66 of the annulus i5 that is rigid with the ring il.

This lever can be released from the notch by pressing upon the other arm, an arresting means not represented being provided in order to immobilise it in one position or the other.

The gears I6, l1 and 2l constituting a speed reducer, the tool carrier when turning wil1 produce rotation, at reduced speed, of the rings 28 and 22. On the main ring, which is kept fixed, is an index 61, opposite to which the graduation 2li of the ring 22 slowly moves. The gears for driving the ring 22 and the graduation 24 are combined in order that the latter, previously put to zero facingthe index 61, may indicate at any instant the advance effected by the cutting tool, which advance is proportional to the number of revolutions of the tool-carrier.

What I claim is:

l. In a rotary tool-carrier for cutting tool, with automatic radial advance of the latter, comprising a body intended to be fixed to the I rotary spindle of a machine tool, a main ring capable of turning on this body and a radially movable slider carrying the cutting tool and provided with a rack; a driving member for this slider provided with a disc shaped head one face of which, facing said rack, is conical and is provided with a spiral shaped groove engaging with said rack, the axis of said driving member being inclined With respect to the axis of the tool-carrier from such an angle that a generating line of said cone is parallel to said rack, and a connecting device between said main ring and said driving member, the whole in such a way that the rotation of said driving member produces the displacements of said slider. Y

2. In a rotary tool-carrier for cutting tool, with automatic radial advance of the latter, comprising a body intended to be fixed to the rotary spindle of a machine tool, a main ring ,capable of turning on this body and a radially movable slider carrying the cutting tool and provided with a rack; a. driving member for this slider provided with a disc shaped head one face of which, facing said rack, is conical and is provided with a spiral shaped groove engaging with said rack, the axis of said driving mem- -ber being inclined with respect to the axis of the tool-carrier from such an angle that a generating line of said cone is parallel to said rack, a toothed wheel secured to said driving member, driving pawls engaging said Wheel, a frame surrounding said wheel, situated in a plane perpendicular to the axis oi' said driving member Aand on which said pawls are articulated, two arms diametrically opposed on said frame, two slides in said body for guiding said arms, rollers on said arms. and an eccentric inner surface in said main ring on which bear said rollers, the whole in such a Way that, when said main ring is immobilized, the rotation of the tool-carrier communicates to the frame an alternative movement which drives, by the intermediary of the pawls, the driving member at a speed variable according to the number of pawls engaging said wheel.

3. In a rotary tool-carrier for cutting tool as claimed in claim 2, a second ring the inner face of which has the form4 of a cam and pushers cooperating with said cam for putting separately 6 said pawls into engagement with said toothed wheel. E

. JACQUES DRLER.

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yUNITED STATES PA'I'EN'rs 2,489,719 Meyers Nov. V29, 1949 

